Meaning 
The name Sam has the following meaning: One who resembles the sun.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Sam is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 452 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Sam fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 10 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 468 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Sam in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Sam and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Sam: Boys - Amarion, Amos, Benjamin, Cohen, Dor, Harrell, Jame, Jeremiah, Johan, Judd, Lemuel, Nathaniel, Samson, Tobias, Zackary, Zayden, Girls - Atha, Athalia, Migdalia, Sherilyn, Tamara, Both genders - Anna, Ariel, Betty, Dagan, Dagen, Dalit
Variants 
Style 
We think the name Sam should fall under the following style category: Biblical. See other Biblical boy names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Sam to be: Strong and well-likedIn one word, you might describe Sam as a(n) " well-liked" person. See other "well-liked" names for boys.
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